Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02009969
Serial Comparisons of Abdominal and Neurological MRI Scans
Serial Comparisons of Abdominal and Neurological MRI Scans of Patients With Refractory Psychosis Disorders
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare abdominal weight gain and fat distribution to changes in brain morphology in people taking antipsychotic medications.
Detailed description
Abdominal weight gain is a significant side effect of antipsychotic medications. It has even been suggested to be part of the pathology of severe mental illnesses. Studies have shown that in persons with bipolar disorder, increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with irregular changes in the brain. This association has not been tested in persons with psychosis. In this study, we will be measuring abdominal fat distribution as measured by MRI to see if this is associated with abnormal brain morphology.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-01-01
- Completion
- 2017-01-01
- First posted
- 2013-12-12
- Last updated
- 2015-12-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02009969. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.